Barna states, “no politician elected in 2024 can reasonably be expected to restore common purpose and shared vision to the nation.”
Pastors are not “supermen,” and they still struggle with anxiety, depression and other mental health challenges that often lead to ministerial burnout and occasionally suicide.
It’s sobering. The Barna Group reported that our 8- to 12-year-olds are “on track to abandon Biblical Christianity in record numbers.”
Barna Group reported 58% of Christians spend uninterrupted time with God and that 57 percent find time to regularly read their Bibles. But, when it comes to discipleship activities, 39 percent of Christians are not involved …
What’s tragic, according to Barna, is that these findings among preteens track with the attitudes of those who influence them — parents and children’s ministry leaders. How can the Church respond?
Churches are seen as playing an important role in helping people deal with the epidemic of loneliness that is sweeping through modern America — but not as key players on other pressing issues, a new study shows.
“Part of the reason may be that the U.S. is culturally Christian,” Barna wrote, citing past surveys. “In fact, 72 percent of people in the U.S. say they were raised Christian.”
As rapid advances in artificial intelligence continue to be developed, the Barna Group has released a new report…
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